Quality Control Supervisor

Explore A Career At Mosaic
Operating for over a century on Vancouver Island and coastal BC, Mosaic Forest Management is Canada’s largest private timberland producer. We take pride in our land base and have a long-term view of managing our trees and the eco-systems in which they grow.

The Opportunity
Mosaic is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to work out of our Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay or Campbell River office on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The Role
Reporting to the Manager, Quality Control and Log Flow, the Quality Control Supervisor will be responsible for leading the Log Quality and Value Recovery program activities to support harvest and purchase volume management activities.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading the Log Quality and Value Recovery program;
• Creating and advising on log manufacturing and distribution prescriptions;
• Overseeing prescription distribution processes, ensuring changes and updates are carried forward;
• Monitoring log quality processes for consistency and value optimization;
• Coordination and monitoring of product forecasting;
• Supervision of Quality Control Contractors;
• Ensuring Contract Management and Log Quality Information systems are maintained and utilized;
• Monitoring log quality management activities and processes to health & safety, environmental and ethical standards and industry requirements;
• Developing quality performance indicators and monitoring Company performance;
• Participating in department strategic planning initiatives, providing input into budget and priority development;
• Identifying quality irregularities and deficiencies and developing tactics to address issues; and
• Identifying innovative and cost-effective opportunities to improve existing practices, processes and systems and supports implementation processes where applied.

Required Skills and Experience

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent preferred, but not required;
• 5+ years of quality management/scaling experience within the Forestry industry;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong negotiation skills;
• Ability to manage deadlines, multiple projects and budgets under time and resource pressures;
• Working knowledge of coastal log harvest, quality and scaling procedures and systems; and
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

What You Get
Mosaic Forest Management is one of BC’s Top 100 Employers. We are proud of our highly collaborative, respectful, and innovative work environment. Our employees are empowered with high levels of role autonomy and the ability to make decisions and lead change.

Our pay-for-performance compensation philosophy is a key driver of our culture and includes competitive compensation and benefits, a bonus based on individual and company performance, a company-funded defined contribution pension plan, paid vacation, and a health and fitness reimbursement program.

Our employees are also eligible for a variety of other benefits and perks, including but not limited to hybrid work options, maternity/parental leave top ups, a camping benefit and free firewood.

Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $72,600 to $90,750. Individual compensation is commensurate with skill, relevant experience, and education.

To Apply
Visit mosaicforests.com/careers and click on the Job Opportunities to apply. The deadline to apply is April 12, 2024.

Mosaic Forest Management is an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodation, at any point during the recruitment process, please email careers@mosaicforests.com.

About MosaicForest Management
Mosaic Forest Management Corporation is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and Crown forest tenures in Coastal British Columbia for more than a century.

Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly, and is committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest.

The Mosaic land base spans across beautiful Vancouver Island. Beyond generating strong economic returns, we manage our private forest lands to protect the cultural values of our Indigenous partners, provide sustainable forest stewardship and environmental services, and offer a variety of recreational opportunities, scholarships, and donations to our neighbouring communities.

For more information, visit MosaicForests.com.